Colorforms Outer Space Men

[drquest]

The Colorforms Aliens Outer Space Men have always been something I've liked, and I've had a couple of these over the years, but never hung onto them for one reason or another.

I've been picking up some recently, and here's what I have so far.



If anyone has any they want to sell or trade, or any parts such as weapons you don't need I'm interested!

[Werewolf]

Nifty! You have a really nice collection.

[Nostalgiabuff]

i don't remember these. are they just wire bendy figures? they look like they would fit in with the Matt Mason line

[drquest]

i don't remember these. are they just wire bendy figures? they look like they would fit in with the Matt Mason line

Yeah the Colorforms people made them more or less as a companion to the Major Matt Mason line. They are rubber bendy figures just like the Mattel line.

They made 7 total figures, so there's three more figures in the line.

[Gorn Captain]

These are on my very short wantlist. I know they are re-releasing them in other formats, but these are the ones I want. And yes, perfect for your Matt Mason dioramas!

[mego]

I had the colorform set of these guys as a kid.... soooo much fun. Love the figures!

[SpaceCrawler]

FourHorseman redid the Outer Space Men in a smaller hard plastic format with limited articulation, now available here:

https://theouterspacemen.com/

They also made the never released second series of the original figures (plus a few all new additional figures that were supposed to fit in with the line). Again, they aren't bendy figures and are smaller then the originals but came in repro packaging, which is pretty cool. They are also now making 12 inch versions (Colossus Rex being the first in that line).

For the original figures you can buy reproduction hard plastic parts (helmets, guns, staffs, wings, etc) at Big Red Toy box (because originals of those original hard plastic parts are hard or impossible to find in decent condition):

http://www.bigredtoybox.com/cgi-bin/s-mart.cgi?command=listitems&type=search&pos=0&search=COLORFORM

Sean

[drquest]

FourHorseman redid the Outer Space Men in a smaller hard plastic format with limited articulation, now available here:

https://theouterspacemen.com/

They also made the never released second series of the original figures (plus a few all new additional figures that were supposed to fit in with the line). Again, they aren't bendy figures and are smaller then the originals but came in repro packaging, which is pretty cool. They are also now making 12 inch versions (Colossus Rex being the first in that line).

For the original figures you can buy reproduction hard plastic parts (helmets, guns, staffs, wings, etc) at Big Red Toy box (because originals of those original hard plastic parts are hard or impossible to find in decent condition):

http://www.bigredtoybox.com/cgi-bin/s-mart.cgi?command=listitems&type=search&pos=0&search=COLORFORM

Sean

Thanks Sean for posting! I remember you were collecting these before. I probably will pick up a few of the reproduction pieces and I really like the Four Horseman stuff, but wished the scale was similar.

[PNGwynne]

Would the reproduction Alpha-7 helmet fit upon a Mego head?

[LordMudd]

i don't remember these. are they just wire bendy figures? they look like they would fit in with the Matt Mason line

Yes, I had all of both. I would get 1 OSM each week when we went grocery shopping at Food Town.


CCC.

[SpaceCrawler]

Would the reproduction Alpha-7 helmet fit upon a Mego head?

I just tried my vintage Alpha 7 helmet on a POTA human figure head and no, it won't fit. And the repro Colorforms Aliens stuff is a resin I believe (as opposed to injection styrene type plastic) so probably not really customizable without shattering it. You'd be better off find a small clear plastic Christmas ornament for something like that.

Sean

[SpaceCrawler]

By the way it's not recommended that you keep the vintage or repro hard plastic parts in contact with the alien's rubber bodies- the rubber will cause the hard plastic to "melt".

Sean

[PNGwynne]

Thank you for checking, I appreciate it.

[drquest]

My meager collection is moving forward... Got Astro Nautilus and Commander Comet. Commander Comet has some serious paint issues but the wings are original. Astro Nautilus is pretty cool I think.

[Gorn Captain]

Love that Nautilus.

I keep wondering why they are re-releasing this line is every format (even 12" now) and not the original.
I feel their small scale is just...too small, and the 12" are quite expensive.